Delhi to Mumbai Akasa Air flight diverted to Ahmedabad due to security alert; all passengers deplaned safely

An Akasa Air flight from Delhi to Mumbai, on Monday carrying 186 passengers, including one infant and six crew members, was diverted to Ahmedabad after it received a security alert on board. The aircraft landed at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 10:13 am, and all passengers were safely deplaned.

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“As per prescribed safety and security procedures, the plane was diverted to Ahmedabad. The Captain followed all required emergency procedures and landed safely at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 10:13 hrs. All passengers have been deplaned. Akasa Air is following and supporting all safety and security protocols on the ground,” Akasa said in an official statement.

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This incident follows a series of recent security threats to airlines in the past few days.

On Sunday, June 2, a full emergency was declared at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai airport, after a Mumbai-bound Vistara flight from Paris received a bomb threat. The flight from Paris was carrying 306 passengers, including 12 crew members.

The airline reported that its flight UK 024 from Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport to Mumbai received a handwritten note on an airsickness bag threatening a bomb, reported PTI, quoting a source. The flight, however, landed safely at 10:19 am. 

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Earlier, on May 31, a Vistara flight bound flight for Srinagar with 177 passengers and one infant also received a bomb threat. Flight UK-611, which departed from Delhi, landed safely at Srinagar Airport at approximately 12:10 am. “All passengers were safely de-boarded at the isolation bay. Currently, the aircraft is undergoing a thorough security check by the relevant authorities to ensure the safety of all concerned,” an airport official had told ANI.

On May 28, IndiGo's Delhi-Varanasi flight received a bomb scare, which turned out to be a hoax. A tissue paper, with the word ''bomb@5.30'' written on it, was found in the lavatory.